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About Shakespeare Tower
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Shakespeare Tower is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in City Of London, London, London (EC2Y 8DR). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. At 95 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Shakespeare Tower (95–130 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 30 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,415,000 is 15.5% below the 2024 sale of £1,675,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,638/sq ft) was about 157.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 1 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: February 2024 at £1,675,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Shakespeare Tower has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2024)
£1,675,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Barbican homes
Four headline reads against 29 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Shakespeare Tower lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£17,632
Street avg £10,843
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Beech Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EC2Y 8DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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